Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 20 March 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 18:33. Gulika Kalam 07:56 to 09:27. Rahu Kalam 10:58 to 12:29. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:53. Yamaganda 15:31 to 17:02.00061218Moonset 15:03Moonrise 04:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 20 March 2020

Friday is Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:24 and 07:56.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 March

Rahu Kalam runs 10:58 to 12:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:56 to 09:27
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:58 to 12:29
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:53
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:03
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:31 to 17:02
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:53 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waning MoonDwadashi until 07:56 Sat
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:05, then Dhanishtha until 19:40 Sat
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:52, then Siddha until 12:21 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 18:56 · Taitila until 07:56 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 20 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 06:24 and 07:56.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSaturday 4 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:07 and 08:37.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.